Design Notes is a show from about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Google's Liam Spradlin. Each episode we talk to people from unique creative fields to discover what inspires and unites us in our practice.

In this episode, Liam speaks
with New York-based type designer Ksenya Samarskaya, exploring how
type absorbs influence from its place in time, space, and culture.
Samarskaya unpacks how typography represents the histories
and complexities of the world around us, while revealing our own
identities in the process.

In this episode, Liam speaks
with Bee Grandinetti and Hedvig Ahlberg—two thirds of the trio that
founded Punanimation, a community and platform for women, trans,
and non-binary folks working with animation and motion
design.Bee
and Hedvig unpack the ways in which motion design is influenced by
the music and movement...

In this episode, Liam sits down
with the winners of the 2018 Material Design Awards—Anchor,
KptnCook, Lyft, and SimpleHabit—to discuss how they each adopted
and extended Material to build expressive, inspirational
experiences.

About the Podcast

Design Notes is a show about creative work and what it teaches us, hosted by Google’s Liam Spradlin. Each episode we’ll talk with people from unique creative fields to discover what inspires and unites us in our practice.